Title: Exploring Themes of Desire and Gender in Shakespeare’s Sonnets and the Sonnets of John Donne Word Count: 2040 William Shakespeare and John Donne are two of the most renowned poets of the English Renaissance. Both poets

Your essay should be between 1800 and 2200 words in length.
Integrate quotes from at least two critics into your essay. 
Please ensure that you use 1.5 or double line spacing. 
Pick one of the following questions: 
(1)  Compare how the mind and / or human psychology are represented in the sonnets of Shakespeare and the sonnets of one of the following poets: Spenser, Donne, Wroth, or Milton.
(2)  Compare how desire is represented in the sonnets of Shakespeare and the sonnets of one of the following poets: Spenser, Donne, Wroth, or Milton.  
(3)  Compare how notions of gender and / or sexuality are addressed or represented in the sonnets of Shakespeare and the sonnets of one of the following poets: Spenser, Donne, Wroth, or Milton.  

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